Paula Deen has hired D.C. crisis firm Smith & Co. you all know her as the real Olivia Pope & Associates. Paula ‘s management team reached out to Smith & Co. after the N-WORD hit the fan and the butter mogul faced backlash and loss of sponsorship.

Paula Deen was slated to appear on the NBC’s Today Show to discuss her use of the N WORD but she decided to skip her favorite morning show and issue an online PUBLIC APOLOGY for using ‘HURTFUL LANGUAGE’.